Employment Law
We advise local and international clients on all aspects of Turkish employment law, including recruitment, employment documentation, workplace policies, employee benefits, working conditions, restructuring, termination processes, and employment disputes.
Our services cover both day-to-day employment law matters and strategic workforce planning. We assist employers in establishing compliant employment structures, managing employee relations, and ensuring that their internal practices are aligned with Turkish labour legislation, social security rules, and applicable workplace regulations.
Hiring and Onboarding
We support employers throughout the hiring and onboarding process in Turkey.
Our services include preparing and reviewing employment contracts, offer letters, internal policies, workplace rules, confidentiality undertakings, non-compete and non-solicitation arrangements, remote working documentation, part-time and fixed-term employment structures, and employee handbooks.
We also advise on social security registration processes, probationary periods, working time arrangements, annual leave, overtime, employee benefits, stock option plans, disciplinary procedures, and the implementation of global HR policies in compliance with Turkish law.
Work Permits and Employment of Foreign Nationals
We advise employers and foreign employees on work permit and employment authorization processes in Turkey.
Our services include assessing eligibility, preparing application documentation, advising on employer-side requirements, managing renewal and amendment processes, and supporting companies in structuring the employment of foreign nationals in compliance with Turkish immigration and employment regulations.
We also assist international companies with expatriate assignments, intra-group transfers, executive appointments, and related employment documentation.
Termination, Restructuring and Workforce Management
We provide legal advice on individual and collective termination processes, employee exits, workplace restructuring, and workforce management matters.
Our services include assessing termination grounds, preparing termination documentation, advising on severance and notice pay or other statutory entitlements, managing settlement and release processes, and supporting employers in disciplinary investigations and performance management procedures.
We also advise on redundancies, business reorganizations, workplace transfers, changes to employment terms, mutual termination agreements, and risk management strategies in connection with employee exits.
Employment Disputes and Mandatory Mediation
We represent employers in employment-related disputes, including mandatory mediation processes and proceedings before labour courts.
We assist clients in developing dispute strategies, preparing settlement structures, managing negotiations, and representing them before mediators, courts, and relevant public authorities.